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New Delhi: The Indian Air Force lost 27 aircraft, including 15 fighter jets and helicopters, in crashes since 2016, Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik said Wednesday. The quantum of provisional loss in 11 cases of crashes was approximately Rs 524.64 crore, he said in a written reply in Lok Sabha. In the 2016-17 fiscal, six IAF fighter jets, two helicopters, one transport aircraft and one trainer crashed. In 2017-18, the air force lost two fighter jets and one trainer aircraft in crashes. Also Read – Cong may promise farm loan waiver in Haryana The number rose sharply in 2018-19 with the IAF losing seven fighter jets, two helicopters and two trainers. This included the crash of the MiG-21 fighter jet which was being piloted by Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman during a dog-fight with Pakistan Air Force planes on February 27. On the same day, an Mi-17 helicopter also crashed killing six air force personnel. In 2019-20, so far, an AN-32 transport aircraft crashed in Arunachal Pradesh, killing 13 air force personnel earlier this month.read more

Hamilton Police are investigating a home invasion in the city’s east end.Police say shortly after 4:30 this morning a man walked into the Hamilton central station to report he had been the victim of a home invasion. According to the man, two men broke into his home on Gertrude St and assaulted him. Officers are looking for any witnesses with information on the break-in. They will remain on Gertrude St as they search the surrounding area.Anyone with information can call 905-546-4925, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).